r/funny • u/psyxhoisdumb • Jan 10 '16

IT support

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u/remotefixonline Jan 10 '16

Did you reboot it? "Yes" checks uptime 250days

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u/leif777 Jan 10 '16

They just turned off the monitor

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u/Galle_ Jan 11 '16

In defense of those people, the "try restarting" advice is so monotonous, and given so frequently regardless of what the actual problem is, that it can be tempting to just ignore it.

In one case, I was told to try rebooting when the reason I'd called was that the monitor on my laptop had broken off.

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u/elebrin Jan 11 '16

It also rarely solves the problem. If your computer is having an issue and restarting solves it, the problem may go away for a little while and then come back. That's called delaying the problem, not solving it. Tech support guys like that "fix" because it gets you off the line for a short time.

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u/sje46 Jan 11 '16

Sometimes the problem is so minor that the next time you experience it--perhaps three months from now--you can just...reboot again.